Emergence and Convergence: Qualitative Novelty and the Unity of Knowledge

Mario Bunge

Published by University of Toronto Press 2004

Emergence and Convergence

Qualitative Novelty and the Unity of Knowledge

Mario Bunge

In the series Toronto Studies in Philosophy

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442674356

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About this book

Bunge proposes a clear definition of the concept of emergence to replace that of supervenience and clarifies the notions of system, real possibility, inverse problem, interdiscipline, and partial truth that occur in all fields.

Author / Editor information

Bunge Mario :

Mario Bunge is the Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy at McGill University.

Reviews

Philip Goff:
‘The sheer range of scientific/philosophical disciplines dealt with, competently and systematically, in Emergence and Convergence, cannot fail to impress. Quantum mechanics, economics, ethics, linguistics, truth, probability, are all brought into Bunge’s unified picture of the world.’

Nicholas Rescher, Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh:
‘Mario Bunge has over the years established himself as the prime exponent of a scientifically informed philosophy of man, society, and nature. His characteristic mode of approach seeks to integrate science into a seamless whole with traditional philosophical concerns. This book – clearly written, incisively argued, and widely informed – forms part of this larger project and offers us some vintage Bunge.’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Emergence
1. Part and Whole, Resultant and Emergent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. System Emergence and Submergence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3. The Systemic Approach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
4. Semiotic and Communication Systems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. Society and Artefact Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
6. Individualism and Holism: Theoretical Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
7. Individualism and Holism: Practical Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
8. Three Views of Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Part II: Convergence
9. Reduction and Reductionism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
10. A Pack of Failed Reductionist Projects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
11. Why Integration Succeeds in Social Studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
12. Functional Convergence: The Case of Mental Functions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
13. Stealthy Convergence: Rational-choice Theory and Hermeneutics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
14. Convergence as Confusion: The Case of ‘Maybe’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
15. Emergence of Truth and Convergence to Truth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
16. Emergence of Disease and Convergence of the Biomedical Sciences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
17. The Emergence of Convergence and Divergence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 320

eBook

Published: November 14, 2003
ISBN: 9781442674356